"What do you want?" I asked William.
And it's not William Wales-Cambridge!
Not what I was expecting.....
" Bassingthwaighte?" I said.
He stood up, bowing.
" Good evening, sir."
I frowned.
" What do you want?"
He pulled out 2 ivory envelopes from his coat pocket and handed it to me.
" What's this?"
He swallowed.
" The invitation to my wedding."
I frowned again, and turned around and went back upstairs.
Sofina came in running through the halls.
" Sir?" she said panting.
" Why didn't you check which William?"
" Sir,I.."
" You what?! " I'm raising my voice now.
" I.."
I stormed out of the halls and went to my room.
" He.. you look mad." Allana said.
I handed her the envelopes.
" Wha... Crap.."
She stood up and threw one invitation on the fireplace.
"I'm guessing that wasn't Willy the Wombat." she says.
" Yes."
" September 14th."
" What?" I asked.
" They're getting married on September 14th."
" A day before my birthday?"
" I'd rather celebrate your birthday than her wedding."
Allana's phone rang.
"I'll put this on speaker phone. It's Carmela" she said to me
She picked up the call.
" What do you want Carmela?" she said.
" Will came over."
"And?"
" He gave out the invitations!"
"You sound excited."
" Well, you don't!"
" Trust me, I am thrilled."
" The wedding's in 2 weeks!"
" And you gave the invitations now?"
"Yeah!"
" Uh, I think, Harry and I couldn't c-"
" Cancel it! It's my day!"
"Well, you didn't come to Brad's, so.."
Allana mouthed "Help me"on me.
I nodded.
" Carms, I'm putting Harry on the phone. "
"Hi!" she said.
" Well, uh, congratulations, Carmela."
" Thanks!"
" We have something to do in the morning of the wedding day, but we'll try to follow after the wedding ceremony? The reception. "
" Okay. Just be there. See you soon."
"Goodbye." Allana said.
"Am I on speakerphone?"
"Bye."
We hung up.
" We'll try. But not that hard. " Allana said.
" You really don't wanna go to that wedding."
" Yes. And I don't wanna be photographed in that wedding. "
My phone beeped. I checked it.
Dang it!
" I'm sorry dear, but, we have to go to that wedding."
" What?" Allana raised her eyebrows.
" Publicity."
" What about the fucking publicity?"
" We have to be seen in that wedding."
" W.." she frowned.
She stood up and left the room.
And banged the door.
Now she's angry at me too.
Great!
Just what I needed.
It's all I ever needed.
Insert sarcasm.
YOU ARE READING
Turning Point (A Reaching Out Novel)
RomansaIt has been three months since the wedding, and Allana's announcement and the married life has been treating us quite fairly, in fact, it is amazing. Our life couldn't get even more perfect, but if it could, I wouldn't ask for more.
